Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 409, 14 March 1892 — HAWAIIAN BLUE-BLOODED NOBILITY. OR A New Way to Pay Old Debts. [ARTICLE]

HAWAIIAN BLUE-BLOODED NOBILITY. OR A New Way to Pay Old Debts.

In ioo9, or.rath er correctly epeaking nead chief of Kauai.went toOahu,and agreed with Kamehameha I for t he ceseion of the leland of Kauai at tbe death of the former. This event marksthedate wi»n the iBlanJs may be said to haive heeome subject to one ruler. or in otber words, it ia barely 83 years, or within tbe lif% time of some of our old natives, such asare to be found in Lnnalilo Hoiue, that the torm Hawaiian Kingdom or Hawaiian King had any met»ulng The direct li'ie of thc oonquering K*mehamoha ba« ainee become extinct, and uther cbiefc of leas<*r rank like the late King Kalakaua, and the present Queen, have heen used aa Btop gapa to fill the rank of chief rulrr. There is thuB no gmt divinity hodging our present aovereign. neither is tbere mueh of what may be termed % *the divine, rigbt of Kings" to back ber pre«ent p»aition. However, 1t is not *o mttch the übject of tb« prwent articl«- to attack oor preteait aa to 4ay before in lnWlligent • puhlK a «eheme whieh has aevehil Uinea hma talke9 abfHit as a means <»f|

what may be aty!«d tbe wind" help pay off |>art of <jur Nationftl D«bt, and tbereby rei?m the country from ihe heaf? ineubiis whieh oppr€ssee the eountrr iii ' the ehape of intereBton governnjent i Unuls. | The pomtion is this: Here in Ha>r<iii nei. there is a clique of per- | soiiB who deem it a'»solutely ne« ' ces&ary for the welfare of thia 1 country that its eouneile ehould be 1 pretsi<led over by a King or Queen.lt niust be admitted by moflt sen--1 sible pereons that it is simp]y a huge farce this moek court and its BurroundinKB made up of bUcksmithp and ex-keroeene warehoUBe keepers and eo forth. But nevertheleas, putting thig to one side, if we ;ire content to remain governed l v rulers so exnensive to supportaa King oi- Queen alwaye bas been and will be to the end of the ehapter, then why are uot ail the u#ual accesBories of a monarchy introduoed into this country. i What is the uee of doing tbingsi by halves in eueh a poor way ai, we have heen doing īn the past ?| Here we have a Queen, supposed to bk wieldinf the Bupreme power, by ihe grace of God and tbe divine right of KingB and Queens; we have also a very mixed plek* made up froA a dozen nationaiities and only amounting in all to about 90,000. Now, where, tell me, where is the blue-blooded ariatocracv of Ha waii nei ? Ēeho a»if»wers, wbere ? And yet this is the oue great eeaenUul still lacking to compiete our beautifn) mouarchial system. This is our long loBtchild for whieh we have bēeu seeking so long in vain. Let us then strike while the iron is hut and order our loeal Herald (J. H. H.) or Garter King-at*arm or Lord Chamber)ain or whoever ia the proper individual t<f do the business, to go nght ahead and institute the illustriouB and most glorious order <tf chivalry to be known hencefortb as * -Ve #ght auntiente ani renuun-1 ed order of Hawaiian nobility," of course the ruml>er of knighta in oaeh rank would be etrictly iimited so as to make the whole affair rerkArhe and select. Applieaiione from any of our < itisens having enough blue blood in their veins, and even from any of the plutocracy of the United States, Canada or the Australian Colomes would be favorably received and passed on. The ehiel qualificatioii, after all, would be that the applicant had enough BponduUcs to pay for his ,k framed certificate" ot knigbthood, a la Kalakaua Monument Hacket. The terms would be net cash on delivery of certifieale. No tick, The pnce| would vary acoording to wbether Uie hlghest or lowest rank was chosen. A dakedom wouM eome pretty Btiff. being $20,000, whik a Bafo»tcy migbt be bad for tbe low some of $2,000, in ftct dirt eheap at the inoney, s' help me The three £state of theKingdom would theabe ; w i \ ... II TIIR BLU E Bi<OOUKI) BQ»DLSRB I 6 DukM at $90.000 eaeh $100,0001 10 Mar>jui«M 15,000 " 150,0001 20 E*ri« 10.000 " 200.000! 30 \'tBob»nti> 8.000 " 240,000 40 H«ron» \OUO " 200,000 50 B.iromt» 2,t»0 - IOn.OOO, ToUl «900,0001

Tfcia woold make a tldjr ma, «nd go a way long tow&rd* wiplng oot the NaUonal D©bt. Th*> E«rl v t title wou]d be the best valixd for tho money, aa it U peculiar to Eiigland, whiUt the Dakesr ViscouDta and Barons are to be four»d at thicle a« peaa on the Contment of Europe. and even in Japan they have got hoid of ViscountB and Counta. The Duke might b* called reapectively Duke of Hawaii, Oaha, M«iui v Kauai and Lanai. The Marquiteo portion out amongst' the other ialamU of Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kiihau, Lehua, Kaula, Molokini with Honolulu, Hilo, Wailuku and Lihue to help out ihe number. The ea»ie might denve their titles from diatrictB aa Earl of Kau, Earl of Kona. Earl of Makawao. The ViseounU again could be named after the mountaina aa Viaoount Maunakea, Viscount lUala. The Barona would be giv<*n the valley, aa Baron Manoa, Baron Nuuanu, or Lord Palolo. Aa for the eommou rag, tag and bobfail of haronets, they would need to be satiafied with naniea the eueh aa numeroua ham!ets and villagea scattered a!ong our cottsts,m£_Sir Robert Kealakekua, Sir John Kuneohe etc. Oneeihe thing was started there would be innumerable applieaUona for admisdion iuto the ranka of the nobility. At present there are several nonaeneieal ,4 Royal Orders"— the Royal Order of Kamehameha I divided into Grand CroaB, Knight Commander, Kinght Companions. The Royal Order of Kalakaua aplit mto Knight 6rand Croes, Grand Officera, Kinght Companion». The Roval Order of Kapiolani. divided into Grand Croaa, High Grand,Offioer, Grand Offioer, Commander, Officer, Companion, Companion (lady). The Royal Order Crowii of Hawaii, divided intoGrand Croaa, Grand Officer, Commander, Offic9r, Compamon> Ail the ordera aa they are constituted at preaent are merely a let of childs play, but onee institute our pr»)poaed nobility and the«e aame ordera could be conferred on the blueat blooda and oould be worn on their uianly bosoms at Palaee Balls here an3 abroad. 111 The third and low«it grade in the monarchial ayateui consistB of the low, vulgar, herd of eommon people, you kiiow: not worth apeaking about. V